Miriam Gedwiser on “It is forbidden to light with an old candle” – Chanuka and the Oral Torah
What does it mean for Chanuka to be the only major holiday invented in the post-biblical era? Through hassidic sources, we will explore Chanuka’s mess...
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This collection of podcasts was recorded at Drisha's Winter Week of Learning, held in December each year. Visit our website for more information: www.drisha.org
David Silber on Purim and Chanuka: Megillah and Hallel
A central observance of Chanuka is the recitation of Hallel on all eight days; on Purim Hallel is not recited. We will study the significance of this ...
David Silber on Purim and Chanuka: Text and Temple
The observance of Purim centers around the Megillah, which becomes part of the canon. Chanuka, by contrast, focuses on the lighting of the candles, a ...
Malka Simkovich on The Jews of Diaspora in the Hasmonean Period
When the Hasmoneans ruled Judea in the second and first centuries BCE, hundreds of thousands of pious Jews were comfortably settled in Egypt – with no...
Aaron Koller on Maccabees and Martyrdom
Dying for a cause is considered by many the most noble form of death, and dying for one’s faith has a long and complicated history. The first Jewish m...
Malka Simkovich on What Did Chanuka Stand for in Ancient Times?
We will explore the earliest sources that retold the dramatic story of Chanuka, and will consider how ancient retellings of Chanuka changed over time ...
David Silber on Chanuka and Sukkot
We will conduct a detailed analysis of the significance of the commonalities the festivals of Chanuka and Sukkot.
Devora Steinmetz on Darkness Envelops Me
The Talmud tells about the origins of Chanuka in a way that closely parallels a talmudic legend about Adam’s first encounter with darkness. As Chanuka...
Hindy Najman on Becoming a Sage and Efficacious Prayer in the Ancient Jewish Diaspora
Part of Drisha's Winter Week of Learning 2015 on Legend, History, and Halakhah: Rabbinic Judaism in the Context of the Hellenistic World
Hindy Najman on Translating Cultures across Linguistic Divides: The Making of the Septuagint
Part of Drisha's Winter Week of Learning 2015 on Legend, History, and Halakhah: Rabbinic Judaism in the Context of the Hellenistic World